The Ministry of Education recently issued a notice on winter vacation in colleges and universities. What are the specific regulations?

When will the student friends have their winter vacation?

First of all, it needs to be clear that

We must firmly hold the epidemic defense line of the education system.

Recently, the Office of the Leading Group for Epidemic Response in COVID-19 issued the Notice on Strengthening the Prevention and Control of Epidemic in Campus this winter and next spring (hereinafter referred to as the Notice), requiring all local schools to deeply understand the seriousness of the epidemic prevention and control situation this winter and next spring, firmly hold the epidemic defense line of the education system, and earnestly do a good job in the prevention and control of epidemic in campus this winter and next spring.

The Notice emphasizes that all local schools should deeply understand that this winter and next spring are the key period for epidemic prevention and control, strictly implement the measures for epidemic prevention and control on campus, adhere to the principle of preventing people from getting sick together in autumn and winter in COVID-19 according to the Technical Plan for Epidemic Prevention and Control in Colleges and Universities, Primary and Secondary Schools and Kindergartens jointly issued by the National Health and Health Commission and the Ministry of Education, strengthen the management of daily management and gathering activities, and do a good job in sanitary management of key places such as classrooms, canteens, dormitories and laboratories.

The circular requires all schools in all localities to make solid preparations to deal with the cluster epidemic, take the initiative to prevent the risk of COVID-19 epidemic being introduced through imported cold chain food, improve emergency plans, strictly protect food buyers, implement preventive comprehensive disinfection and strengthen emergency drills. It is necessary to strengthen health education, effectively guide teachers, students and parents to implement epidemic prevention and control requirements, effectively enhance personal protection awareness, and develop sanitary habits and lifestyles such as washing hands frequently and "one-meter line". It is necessary to continue the patriotic health campaign on campus in winter and spring, strengthen the improvement of campus environmental sanitation, strengthen the popularization of health knowledge, advocate a civilized, healthy and green lifestyle, and help prevent and control the normalized epidemic situation on campus in winter and spring.

The "Notice" requires that all local schools should plan the winter vacation and spring school opening arrangements as early as possible, and coordinate the prevention and control of normalized epidemics and teaching and scientific research work. Colleges and universities adhere to the principle of "peak-shifting", arrange students to leave school in batches and orderly, and properly arrange teachers and students who stay in winter vacation life. Under the guidance of the local joint prevention and control mechanism (leading group and headquarters) to deal with the COVID-19 epidemic, we will plan the start of the 20021spring semester as soon as possible and release the start time of the local school spring semester in time.